Acts 2

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(Genesis 11:1–9; Leviticus 23:15–22)

When theG3588 dayG2250 of PentecostG40051 cameG4845, they wereG1510 allG3956 togetherG3674 inG1909 oneG846 place. 2SuddenlyG869 a soundG2279 likeG5618 a mightyG972 rushingG5342 windG4157 cameG1096 fromG1537 heavenG3772 andG2532 filledG4137 theG3588 wholeG3650 houseG3624 whereG3757 they wereG1510 sittingG2521. 3TheyG846 sawG3708 tonguesG1100 likeG5616 flames of fireG4442 that separatedG1266 andG2532 came to restG2523 onG1909 eachG1538G1520 of themG846. 4AndG2532 they were allG3956 filled withG4130 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 andG2532 beganG756 to speakG2980 in otherG2087 tonguesG1100 asG2531 theG3588 SpiritG4151 enabledG1325G669 themG846.

5NowG1161 there wereG1510 dwellingG27302 inG1519 JerusalemG2419 God-fearingG2126 JewsG2453G435 fromG575 everyG3956 nationG1484 underG5259 heavenG3772. 6AndG1161 when thisG3778 soundG5456 rang outG1096, a crowdG4128 came togetherG4905 in bewildermentG4797, becauseG3754 eachG1538 oneG1520 heardG191 themG846 speakingG2980 his ownG2398 languageG1258.

7AstoundedG1839 andG2532 amazedG2296, they askedG3004, “AreG1510 notG3756 allG3956 theseG3778 whoG3588 are speakingG2980 GalileansG1057? 8How is it then thatG2532G4459 eachG1538 of usG1473 hearsG191 them inG1722 hisG1473 ownG2398 nativeG1080 languageG1258? 9ParthiansG3934, MedesG3370, andG2532 ElamitesG1639; residentsG3588G2730 ofG3588 MesopotamiaG3318, JudeaG2449 andG2532 CappadociaG2587, PontusG4195 andG2532 AsiaG773,3 10PhrygiaG5435 andG2532 PamphyliaG3828, EgyptG125 andG2532 theG3588 partsG3313 of LibyaG3033 nearG2596 CyreneG2957; visitorsG1927 from RomeG4514, 11bothG5037 JewsG2453 andG2532 converts to JudaismG4339; CretansG2912 andG2532 ArabsG690—we hearG191 themG846 declaringG2980 theG3588 wondersG3167 of GodG2316 in our ownG2251 tonguesG1100!”

12AstoundedG1839 andG2532 perplexedG1280, they askedG3004 one anotherG243, “WhatG5101 doesG2309 thisG3778 meanG1510?”

13ButG1161 othersG2087 mockedG5512 them and saidG2036, “They areG1510 drunkG3325 on new wineG1098!”

Peter Addresses the Crowd

(Psalm 16:1–11; Joel 2:28–32)

14ThenG1161 PeterG4074 stood upG2476 withG4862 theG3588 ElevenG1733, lifted upG1869 hisG846 voiceG5456, andG2532 addressedG669 the crowd: “MenG435 of JudeaG2453 andG2532 allG3956 whoG3588 dwellG2730 in JerusalemG2419, let this beG3778G1510 knownG1110 to youG4771, andG2532 listen carefully toG1801 myG1473 wordsG4487. 15TheseG3778 men are not drunkG3756G3184, asG5613 youG4771 supposeG5274. It isG1510 only the thirdG5154 hourG5610 of theG3588 dayG2250!4 16NoG235, thisG3778 isG1510 whatG3588 was spokenG2046 byG1223 theG3588 prophetG4396 JoelG2493:

22MenG435 of IsraelG2475, listen toG191 thisG3778 messageG3056: JesusG2424 ofG3588 NazarethG3480 was a manG435 certifiedG584 byG575 GodG2316 toG1519 youG4771 by miraclesG1411, wondersG5059, andG2532 signsG4592, whichG3739 GodG2316 didG4160 among youG1722G4771G3319 throughG1223 HimG846, asG2531 you yourselvesG846 knowG1492. 23HeG3778 was delivered upG1560 byG3588 God’sG3588G2316 setG3724 planG1012 andG2532 foreknowledgeG4268, and you, byG1223 the handsG5495 of the lawlessG459, put Him to deathG337 by nailing Him to the crossG4362. 24But GodG2316 raised Him from the deadG3739G450, releasingG3089 Him from theG3588 agonyG5604 ofG3588 deathG2288, becauseG2530 it wasG1510 impossibleG3756G1415 for death to keepG2902 HimG846 inG5259 its gripG846.

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DavidG1138 saysG3004 aboutG1519 HimG846:

29BrothersG435G80, I canG1832 tellG2036 youG4314G4771 with confidenceG3326G3954 thatG3754 theG3588 patriarchG3966 DavidG1138 diedG5053 andG2532 was buriedG2290, andG2532 hisG846 tombG3418 isG1510 withG1722 usG1473 toG891 thisG3778 dayG2250. 30But he wasG5225 a prophetG4396 andG2532 knewG1492 thatG3754 GodG2316 had promisedG3660 himG846 on oathG3727 that He would placeG2523 one ofG1537 his descendants onG1909 hisG846 throneG2362.8 31Foreseeing thisG4308, David spokeG2980 aboutG4012 theG3588 resurrectionG386 of theG3588 ChristG5547, thatG3754 He was not abandonedG3777G1459 toG1519 HadesG86, norG3777 did HisG846 bodyG4561 seeG3708 decayG1312. 32GodG2316 has raisedG450 thisG3778 Jesus to lifeG2424, to whichG3739 weG1473 areG1510 allG3956 witnessesG3144.

33ExaltedG5312, thenG3767, to theG3588 right handG1188 of GodG2316, He has receivedG2983 fromG3844 theG3588 FatherG3962 theG3588 promisedG1860 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and has poured outG1632 whatG3739 youG4771 nowG2532 seeG991 andG2532 hearG191. 34ForG1063 DavidG1138 did notG3756 ascendG305 intoG1519 heavenG3772, butG1161 he himselfG846 saysG3004:

36ThereforeG3767 let allG3956 IsraelG3624G2474 knowG1097 with certaintyG806 thatG3754 GodG2316 has madeG4160 thisG3778 JesusG2424, whomG3739 youG4771 crucifiedG4717, bothG2532 LordG2962 andG2532 ChristG5547!”

Three Thousand Believe

37When the people heardG191 this, they were cutG2660 to theG3588 heartG2588 andG5037 askedG2036G4314 PeterG4074 andG2532 theG3588 otherG3062 apostlesG652, “BrothersG435G80, whatG5101 shall we doG4160?”

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PeterG4074 repliedG5346, “RepentG3340 andG2532 be baptizedG907, every oneG1538 of youG4771, inG1909 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for theG1519 forgivenessG859 of yourG4771 sinsG266, andG2532 you will receiveG2983 theG3588 giftG1431 of theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 39This promiseG1860 belongsG1510 to youG4771 andG2532 yourG4771 childrenG5043 andG2532 to allG3956 whoG3588G1519 are far offG3112—to all whomG3745G302 the LordG2962 ourG1473 GodG2316 will call to HimselfG4341.”

40WithG5037 manyG4119 otherG2087 wordsG3056 he testifiedG1263, andG2532 he urgedG3870 themG846, “Be savedG4982 fromG575 thisG3778 corruptG4646 generationG1074.” 41Those whoG3588 embracedG588 hisG846 messageG3056 were baptizedG907, andG2532 aboutG5616 three thousandG5153G5590 were addedG4369 to the believers thatG1565 dayG2250.10

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The Fellowship of Believers

(Acts 4:32–37)

TheyG1510 devoted themselvesG4342 toG3588 theG3588 apostlesG652’ teachingG1322 andG2532 to theG3588 fellowshipG2842, to theG3588 breakingG2800 of breadG740 andG2532 toG3588 prayerG4335. 43A sense of aweG540111 came overG1096 everyoneG3956G5590, andG5037 theG3588 apostlesG652 performedG1096G1223 manyG4183 wondersG5059 andG2532 signsG4592.

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AllG3956 theG3588 believersG4100 wereG1510 togetherG1909G3588G846 andG2532 hadG2192 everythingG537 in commonG2839. 45SellingG4097 their possessionsG2933 andG2532 goodsG5223, they shared withG1266G846G3956G2530G302 anyoneG5100 who was inG2192 needG5532.

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With one accordG3661 they continuedG4342 to meet dailyG2596G2250 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts12 andG5037 to breakG2806 breadG740 fromG2596 houseG3624 to house, sharingG3335 their mealsG5160 withG1722 gladnessG20 andG2532 sincerityG858 of heartG2588, 47praisingG134 GodG2316 andG2532 enjoyingG2192 the favorG5485 ofG4314 allG3650 theG3588 peopleG2992. AndG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 addedG4369 toG1909 theirG3588 numberG846 dailyG2596G2250 those whoG3588 were being savedG4982.